Rusty (Rodan album)

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Rusty
Rodan - Rusty.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 1994 (1994-04-04)
RecordedSeptember 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) to October 22, 1993 (1993-10-22) in Chicago and Louisville
Genre
Length42:21
Label Quarterstick
Producer
  • Jake Lowenstein
  • Rodan
Rodan chronology
Rusty
(1994)
Fifteen Quiet Years
(2013)

Rusty is the first and only full-length studio album by American band Rodan. It was released on April 4, 1994, on Quarterstick Records. [1] The album takes its name from its engineer, Bob "Rusty" Weston. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME 7/10 [4]

Rusty received critical acclaim and has since been cited as an influential album, often compared favorably to Slint's 1991 album Spiderland . [2] [5] Rolling Stone wrote that the band creates "ambient, atmospheric guitar noise that suddenly gives way to a racket that sounds vaguely similar to a construction sight." [6]

AllMusic writer Ned Raggett said, "this is an album to readily get lost in. The evident variety is another reason to listen, not least because everything is handled so aptly, parts of a greater overall whole." [3]

Accolades

Critical rankings for Rusty
PublicationTypeListYearRankRef.
All-time
The 30 best post-rock albums of all time
2016
5
[7]
10 Best Post-Rock Albums That Just Might Ruin a Party
2023
9
[8]
Treble
The 50 Best Post-Rock Albums
2024
31
[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rodan

No.TitleLength
1."Bible Silver Corner"6:52
2."Shiner"2:38
3."The Everyday World of Bodies"11:55
4."Jungle Jim"7:31
5."Gauge"7:17
6."Tooth Fairy Retribution Manifesto"6:28

Personnel

Rodan

Additional musicians

Technical personnel


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